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Originally Posted by Jim Richards
At least every other trip here to SoCal, I end up repairing some part(s) of the sprinkler system. While working on it earlier today, my neighbor came by to chat and he confirmed what's now obvious to me, that the system has been extensively cobbled together and patched up over the years by the previous owner. I had a broken plastic pipe nipple (no lube!) and broken thin-wall pipe at one sprinkler head. I found another sprinkler head buried about 3-4 inches underground, but still attached. I discovered that after I noticed a wet spot where it seemed like there was a big gap between sprinkler heads.
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I have many heads that have never been touched. More than have been adjusted or fixed. I way overbuilt and over designed the entire system. The main line is 1.5 inch and the laterals are all 1 inch. I installed a water well that is 220 volt 1.5 HP and delivers 18 gallons per minute. Every single head is a spray head, no rotaries. Way more work than I thought to do it but now all the years later I think I did it right.